An environment is everything that is around us, which includes both living and nonliving things such as soil,water,animals and plants, which adapt themselves to their surroundings. It is nature’s gift that helps in nourishing life on the earth.

Environment includes physical,chemical and other natural forces. Living elements that an organism interacts with are known as biotic elements: animals,plants,etc., abiotic elements are non living things which include air,water,sunlight etc.

Since everything is part of the environment of something else, the world environment is used to talk about many things. People in different fields of knowledge use the word environment differently. Electromagnetic environment is radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation and magnetic fields. The environment of galaxy refers to conditions of interstellar medium.

In psychology and medicine, a person’s environment is the people, physical things and places that the person lives with. The environment affects the growth and development of the person. It affects the person’s behavior,body,mind and heart.

The living conditions of living organisms in an environment are affected by the weather or climate changes in the environment.